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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Phenomena - The Complete Works + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-01-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2006 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........cd1: 14 cd2: 12 cd3: ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Phenomena Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Complete Works Label : Escape Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Just judging by the names mentioned in the ║ │
│║ titanic 'lineup' list, this release stands alone ║ │
│║ as an (at least) 'must-hear' status. The first ║ │
│║ three PHENOMENA albums, now re-issued in this ║ │
│║ beautiful (yet 'incomplete') multi-digipack ║ │
│║ release, give you the chance to see how melody, ║ │
│║ inspiration and musicianship tied up in one ║ │
│║ years ago. Tom Galley, thanks for reminding us ║ │
│║ of some long forgotten facts! ║ │
│║ Who the hell is Tom Galley? Brother of ex- ║ │
│║ WHITESNAKE axeman (in their 'classic' lineup) ║ │
│║ Mel Galley (also in Trapeze), producer Tom ║ │
│║ Galley started the multi-media PHENOMENA project ║ │
│║ in 1982. Co-developed by project director and ║ │
│║ co-producer Wilfried Rimensberger PHENOMENA ║ │
│║ featured the gathering of some of the most ║ │
│║ renowned musicians (of each time) in the Hard ║ │
│║ Rock/Metal scene for the making of three albums ║ │
│║ ('till 2006's Psychophantasy comeback?) from ║ │
│║ 1985 to 1992. Musically based to the 'classic' ║ │
│║ British Hard Rock formulas of the late 70s/early ║ │
│║ 80s, but marking an added 'fantasy' dimension, ║ │
│║ the PHENOMENA project inserted some key-Media ║ │
│║ strategic planning in the forms of PHENOMENA ║ │
│║ musical show, PHENOMENA action-adventure movies ║ │
│║ and a relative computer game. No mention should ║ │
│║ be needed for the (then) unknown but promising ║ │
│║ artists that achieved recognition via this ║ │
│║ project. So: ║ │
│║ I - The recordings started out in 1983 and John ║ │
│║ Thomas (ex-BUDGIE) marks some excellent ║ │
│║ chords/melodies in this debut album, while Cozy ║ │
│║ Powell (RIP) and Glenn Hughes stand in parallel ║ │
│║ as extraordinaire compatriots to a set of mostly ║ │
│║ mid-tempo tunes featuring some wonderful semi- ║ │
│║ digital (back then) keys (call me Don Airey)! A ║ │
│║ fantastic production sums it up to where the ║ │
│║ term 'Melodic Rock' derives from the last years. ║ │
│║ II - Dream Runner - The tremendous voice of Ray ║ │
│║ Gillen (BLACK SABBATH, BADLANDS) is the 'top ║ │
│║ ace' in the follow-up in 1987. On the BMG/RCA ║ │
│║ label now (Bronze was responsible for the debut ║ │
│║ release). Passionate, 'sharp' and delicate, ║ │
│║ Gillen was accompanied by the notable ║ │
│║ participation of men like e.g. (again) Glenn ║ │
│║ Hughes, John Wetton (ASIA, KING CRIMSON) and ║ │
│║ Scott Gorham (THIN LIZZY). II was a step forward ║ │
│║ for PHENOMENA in the direction of grand sales in ║ │
│║ the European, American and Japanese market. ║ │
│║ Featuring the grand successful Did It All for ║ │
│║ Love single, this album is now considered to be ║ │
│║ an (in general) 'Rock classic' effort. Splenidid ║ │
│║ keys, great singing, (again) harmonic chords and ║ │
│║ the result was overwhelming for PHENOMENA. ║ │
│║ III - Inner Vision - The album was released in ║ │
│║ 1992 and is even one step beyond the supremacy ║ │
│║ of II - Dream Runner in terms of AOR-ism but ║ │
│║ less 'British' than the two predecessors! With ║ │
│║ top artists like Scott Gorham and Brian May in ║ │
│║ the (now 'poor') project's ranks, Keith Murell ║ │
│║ (MAMAS BOYS, AIRRACE, almost in FOREIGNER too) ║ │
│║ proved to be the closing chapter for the time. ║ │
│║ The reason for the limited lineup was Galley's ║ │
│║ idea to handle a more 'normal band' status, so ║ │
│║ as to tour for the promotion of all the albums. ║ │
│║ Some 'trivia' info speaks for the will of Freddy ║ │
│║ Mercury himself willing to do some back-up ║ │
│║ singing for the album (1,000,000 copies gone ║ │
│║ gone gone, nowà) but did not manage to, ║ │
│║ eventually. ║ │
│║ In terms of packaging, the info could be more ║ │
│║ 'rich' - even if only a 48-page booklet would be ║ │
│║ essential, in the end of the day - but this is ║ │
│║ not a crucial drawback for this combo. PHENOMENA ║ │
│║ was not only a 'British AOR' project, as said by ║ │
│║ many. This gathering, the songs exposed, the ║ │
│║ media relevance, the impact of these three ║ │
│║ recordings in the (then) monolithic Rock/Metal ║ │
│║ industry was phenomenal. If only - as said, ║ │
│║ again - the contractual/personal differences ║ │
│║ were not that unsurpassed, maybe this legacy ║ │
│║ would be capable enough of carrying on to the ║ │
│║ new 'flat' world order. You like melodic Hard ║ │
│║ Rock (anytime, anywhere)? Sink your teeth into ║ │
│║ this! ║ │
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│║ Glenn Hughes (I,II), Ray Gillen (II), John ║ │
│║ Wetton (II), Max Bacon (II), Keith Murell (III) ║ │
│║ - Vocals ║ │
│║ Mel Galley (I,II), John Thomas (I), Kyoji ║ │
│║ Yamamoto (II), Scott Gorham (II,III), Brian May ║ │
│║ (III) - Guitars ║ │
│║ Neil Murray (I,II), Neil Sturgis (II) - Bass ║ │
│║ O'Ryan (III) - Bass & Vocals ║ │
│║ Don Airey (I), Richard Bailey (I), Robin Smith ║ │
│║ (I), Leif Johansen (II,III) - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Cozy Powell (I, II), Ted McKenna (I), Michael ║ │
│║ Sturgis (II,III), Toshihiro Niimi (II) - Drums ║ │
│║ Pete Green (I), Alison McGinnis (I), Paul ║ │
│║ Robbins (I) - Backing Vocals ║ │
│║ Rick Saunders (I) - Fiddle ║ │
│║ Neil Willars (I) - Boy Soloist ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ - CD 1-Phenomena [ ] │
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│ 01 - kiss of fire [04:54] │
│ 02 - still the night [03:28] │
│ 03 - dance with the devil [04:44] │
│ 04 - phoenix rising [04:44] │
│ 05 - believe [05:53] │
│ 06 - who's watching you [03:41] │
│ 07 - hell on wings [03:56] │
│ 08 - twilight zone [04:14] │
│ 09 - phenomena [02:06] │
│ 10 - still the night (new recording) [03:39] │
│ 11 - karma [05:22] │
│ 12 - coming back strong (first ever phenomena r [04:37] │
│ 13 - assassins of the night (first ever phenome [05:30] │
│ 14 - phoenix rising (first ever phenomena rehea [06:01] │
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│ - CD 2-Dream Runner [ ] │
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│ 01 - stop [04:37] │
│ 02 - surrender [03:24] │
│ 03 - did it all for love [04:59] │
│ 04 - hearts on fire [04:54] │
│ 05 - juke box [03:48] │
│ 06 - double 6, 55, 44... [04:10] │
│ 07 - no retreat-no surrender [04:17] │
│ 08 - move-you loose [03:36] │
│ 09 - emotion mama [03:47] │
│ 10 - it must be love [03:56] │
│ 11 - did it all for love (new recording) [04:28] │
│ 12 - forever [05:06] │
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│ - CD 3-Innervision [ ] │
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│ 01 - rock house [04:18] │
│ 02 - banzi [04:40] │
│ 03 - what about love [05:02] │
│ 04 - into the fire [04:27] │
│ 05 - a whole lot of love [05:41] │
│ 06 - secret love [03:58] │
│ 07 - if you want to rock [04:21] │
│ 08 - how much do you love me [04:01] │
│ 09 - shape it up [03:41] │
│ 10 - rock my soul [05:04] │
│ 11 - no retreat no surrender (new recording) [04:13] │
│ 12 - scalpel & heart [01:51] │
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│ Total Length : [165:0] min │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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